- Created by
- Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
- Subject of
- Herring, James V., American, born 1887
- Aden, Alonzo J., American, 1906 - 1961
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- Howard University Gallery of Art, American, founded 1928
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, American, 1890 - 2014
- Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967
- David C. Driskell Center, founded 2001
- Created by
- Green, Carroll, American
- Subject of
- Johnson, Robert L., American, born 1946
- Porter, James Amos, American, 1905 - 1970
- Eleanor Roosevelt, American, 1884 - 1962
- Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978
- Date
- 1954-1989
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Archives (Cubic feet): 0.5 ft
- Caption
- See more about this collection in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archive (SOVA) here: https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAAHC.A2014.63.32 or contact NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu.
- Description
- The Historical Records of Barnett-Aden Gallery collection includes historical background materials on the gallery, its founders James V. Herring and Alonzo Aden as well as Adolphus Ealey, its steward after its closure in 1969. The materials include correspondence, business records, photographs, exhibition catalogues, and clippings.
- Series 1: Ephemeral Historical Records,1954-1982
- Materials in this series contain two subseries, Historical Records and Exhibition Catalogues. Historical Records include obituaries on the founders as well as invitations and ephemera. Exhibition catalogues contain handouts/brochures given at Barnett-Aden Gallery exhibitions.
- Series 2: Photographs, undated
- Materials include photographs documenting events at the Barnett-Aden Gallery including Herring with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt from 1943.
- Series 3: Business Records, 1967-1989
- Materials in this series are separated into three subseries containing tax information, business proposals and other miscellaneous business records.
- Series 4: Clippings, 1957-1975
- Materials include newspaper clippings about exhibitions and Ealey's search for a home for the collection
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Archival Collections
- Type
- ephemera
- photographs
- business records
- correspondence
- exhibition catalogs
- archives (groupings)
- Topic
- Art
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Education
- Finance
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- LGBTQ
- Local and regional
- Museums
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2014.63.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.





